Insurance Coverage Type Impacts Hospitalization Patterns Among Patients with Hepatopancreatic Malignancies.
Rittal MehtaKota SaharaKatiuscha MerathJ Madison HyerDiamantis I TsilimigrasAnghela Z ParedesAslam EjazJordan M CloydMary DillhoffAllan TsungTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Insurance status was strongly associated with the type of hospital in which patients underwent surgery for liver and pancreatic cancers. Addressing the reasons for inequitable access to different hospital settings relative to insurance status is essential to ensure that all patients undergoing pancreatic or liver surgery receive high-quality surgical care.
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